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Welcome bubandbran, i'm excited to have you here!

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bbscout, I could not have said it better. That is it in a nutshell. Good word.

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AB

BBscout posted two images the other night of Hank Aaron hitting homeruns off two fastballs in two different locations. One was inside half, while the other being on the outside half.

The b-swing was identical, but the toe-touch position in the stride out front was varied with the inside pitch, and the outside pitch. If you will allow me sir, would like to pose a question.

Do you think Hank was looking for pitches in certain zones or was this just pitch recognition out of pitcher's hand at release point?

By the way sir, the highlight of my life was being present in the nose-bleed section at Fulton County Stadium as a child when Hank Aaron hit number 715. This had profound effect on my life. peace shep

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I believe a combanation of the two. If you are looking for certain pitches your body will follow suit in your approach to the ball. So Hank was probably looking in, recognized it out of his hand and his body did what it had been trained to do on an inside pitch, and the same thing on the pitch away. Make sense? I can't speak for Hank, but that is my opinion.

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Yes sir, that's makes perfect sense and I am honored that you are here with us.

Shep

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Please don't call me sir, AB is good and it is an honor to be here. Thank you for your kindness.

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You got it AB!

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I'm curious.....how many will ************* who is off base on his comments about posture.

Clearly by his description he has no understanding about it. Mattingly? poor posture.....please. Gwynn? Puhlease.

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...I been around the game my whole life and I have never heard of anyone say that good posture makes a good hitter. Sorry.

That sums up the mlb experience.

Survival of the fittest.

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Lets see now==posture with MLB hitters--Stan Musial--can we start there

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not called ******* up--it is called listening somebody who has substance--something you certainly lack

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Come on TR. Give us your definition of posture as it pertains to hitting.

Tell us what is wrong or right with Musial's posture.

Explain to us the veritcal load, carrying the load into footplant, creating forward movement by turning.

How does it affect the swing plane?

Swing plane, you say?

Yes, swing plane.

Something that has meaning.....something other than see ball, hit ball....which is your the total of hitting instruction on this site for your entire tenure.

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Mr. Linear, with all due respect, pipe down! I never said posture wasn't important, it just isn't the most important thing. Ask any professional scout what he is looking for in the swing of a prospect. Posture would be about 5th on the list. You defiatley need to have it. But, I never got a hit on posture. I got over 1,000 using my hands. I don't wish to argue with you. So if you need me, for your egos sake to tell you, you are right, then, Mr. Linear, you are right.

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Originally posted by swingbuster:
Posture does affect the swing plane. The upper body load and hip turn get the shoulders turning into the plane set by the posture. The bat stays in the momentum plane of the shoulders.

The preswing and maintanence of the posture through the rotation turns the shoulders if the load is correct you will have a short radius swing that gives the described appearance of short to the ball with great acceleration that produces a great unforced follow through.

The follow through is caused by the unimpeded flow of a connected swing on the right plane and from an inside out path.

THere..now your both right!! Welcome Bubnbran.....Please PM Linear for a glossary of terms. I can speak in three baseball lunguages now. To get credit you must speak his. I haven't passed a test yet....this will be no exception....or maybe a C What about it Linear...please

It appears to me, that as much as we disagree, we know more about hitting instruction than the mlb player.

Does it surprise you? Not me.

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Mr. Linear, with all due respect, pipe down! I never said posture wasn't important, it just isn't the most important thing. Ask any professional scout what he is looking for in the swing of a prospect. Posture would be about 5th on the list. You defiatley need to have it. But, I never got a hit on posture. I got over 1,000 using my hands. I don't wish to argue with you. So if you need me, for your egos sake to tell you, you are right, then, Mr. Linear, you are right.

It's amazing how those who can have no idea how.

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Originally posted by PGStaff:
its,

I gotta be honest with you. I don't agree with everything Linear says. I don't like the fact that he gets a bit personal with cutting remarks in his replies.

I tend to like everyone, but sooner or later we have to recognize what's going on. Linear IS NOT the only one making the cutting remarks! I know because I read a lot of what's written!

Thank you.

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Mr. Linear,
You know as much about baseball as I know about flying a plane. I have read about it, studied it, been on planes. But you wouldn't me at the controls because I can't do it, and never have. I know a lot about it, but really and truly fly a plane. Have you ever been in a batter's box?

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AB,

Welcome aboard and congratulations on your accomplishments. As you know we can all learn from this game no matter where we have been or what we have done.

The problem is folks have to keep an open mind. It will not take you long to figure which ones have that trait.

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AB welcome

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